Rivers of India

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Son river
#River_India SON RIVER ▪️ Origin - Maikal hills (Vindhyanchal range, Anuppur district – Madhya Pradesh). ▪️ Flows in MP, UP and Bihar. ▪️ Dams - Bansagar Dam, Indrapuri Dam. ▪️ River sone joins Ganges near Patna. ▪️ Tributaries : - • Rihand River • Johila River • Kanhar River • North koel River • Gopad River • Chhoti Mahanadi River.
Ramganga
#River_India RAMGANGA. ▪️ Rises in Garhwal district of UK. ▪️ River deflects to the South west by shiwaliks. ▪️ Emerge in Ganga plain in Najibabad. ▪️ The Khoh, the Gangan, the Aril, the Kosi, and the Deoha (Gorra) are important tributaries of Ramganga. ▪️ Joins River Ganga in Hardoi district opposite of Kannauj.
Chanbal river
#River_India CHAMBAL RIVER ▪️ Rises in highlands of Janpao hills in Vindhyan range south of Mhow. ▪️ Flows in - MP, Rajasthan(Kota) and UP. ▪️ It discharge into Yamuna near Bhareh in UP. ▪️ Tributaries :- • Left bank - Banas and Bej. • Right bank - Kali, Sind, Parbati, Kunwari. ▪️ Dams :- • Gandhi-Sagar Dam. • Rana pratap sagar Dam. • Jawahar Sagar Dam. • Kota barrage.
Top 10 rivers of India
#River_India ▪️Top ten Rivers India River - Length (in India) 1. Ganges -2,525 Km 2. Godavari- 1,465 Km 3. Krishna -1,400 Km 4. Narmada- 1,313 Km 5. Yamuna -1,211 Km 6. Indus -1,114 Km 7. Brahmaputra -916 Km 8. Mahanadi -851 Km 9. Kaveri- 800 Km 10. Tapi -724 Km
Ken river
#River_India KEN RIVER ▪️ Originates from Barner range of MP. ▪️ It makes through Panna dist. (MP) where it makes gorge at Gangau. ▪️ Joins Yamuna river in Banda dist. in UP. ▪️ Ken - Betwa link • It is a project proposed to transfer excess water from the River Ken to the Betwa basin through the use of a concrete canal. • The project aims to provide irrigation to the Bundelkhand region, which is one of the worst drought-affected areas in India. The beneficiary states are Madhya Pradesh
Gandak river
#River_India GANDAK RIVER ▪️ Originates at the Nhubine Himal Glacier in the Mustang region of Nepal. ▪️ Tributaries :- Tributaries • Kali gandak • Mayangadi • Bari • Trishuli ▪️ Enters Great plains of India in Champaran district of Bihar. ▪️ Flows into Ganges at Hajipur in Bihar.
Ghaghara river
#River_India GHAGHRA RIVER ▪️ Also know as Kuriala in Nepal Himalayas. ▪️ Originates near Gurla Mandhata peak, south of Mansarovar in Tibet. ▪️ Tributaries :- • Sarda • Sarayu • Rapti ▪️ Passing through Ayodhya and Faizabad town, it joins River Ganges at Chapra near Ballia Town.
Indus river
#River_India INDUS RIVER ▪️ Length - 2880Km of which 709Km in India. ▪️ Originates - From Bokhar chu(Glacier) in northern slope of Mt. Kailash. ▪️ It enters India near Damchok. ▪️ Flows in India through the Leh district in J&K only. ▪️ Enters Pakistan near Chillar in the Dardistan region. ▪️ Important Tributaries :- Right bank - Shyok, Gilgit, Nubra, Kabul. Left bank - Zaskar, satluj, beas, ravi, chenab, Jhelum.
Banas river
#River_India BANAS RIVER ▪️ Originates at Aravallis in the Khamnor hills near Kumbalgarh. ▪️ Joins Chambal on Rajasthan-MP border near Sawai-Madhopur. ▪️ Tributaries :- • Right bank - Berach, Manali • Left bank - Kothari, Dheel, Sohadara, Morel ▪️ Major Dam - Bisalpur
Yamuna river
#River_India YAMUNA RIVER ▪️ Longest and Western-most tributary of Ganges. ▪️ Source - Yamunotri Glacier in westernslopes of Banderpunch. ▪️ It makes boundary between Delhi and Haryana. ▪️ It passes through Delhi, Mathura, Agra and flows southward till joins Ganges in Prayagraj. ▪️ It creates highly fertile Alluvial, Yamuna-Ganges Doab region. ▪️ Important Tributaries of Yamuna - Chambal, Betwa, ken and Tons.
Betwa river
#River_India BETWA RIVER ▪️ Rises in Bhopal (Vindhyan range) and joins Yamuna near Hamirpur ▪️ Dhasan is its important tributaries. ▪️ Ken - Betwa link • It is a project proposed to transfer excess water from the River Ken to the Betwa basin through the use of a concrete canal. • The project aims to provide irrigation to the Bundelkhand region, which is one of the worst drought-affected areas in India. The beneficiary states are Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Damodar river
#River_India DAMODAR RIVER ▪️ Rises in Chotanagpur Plateau. ▪️ Rich in Mineral resources. Valley has Mining and Industrial activity. ▪️ Valley is called Ruhr of India because of several dams which have been constructed for generation of Power. ▪️ It used to cause floods as a result got name Sorrow of Bengal. ▪️ Tributaries :- • Barakar • Konar • Bokaro etc ▪️ It joins Hugli below Kolkata.
Satluj river
#River_India SATLUJ RIVER ▪️ Other names - Satadru or Satudri. ▪️ Called Langechan Khambab in Tibet. ▪️ Rises from Rakas Lake situated near Mansarovar lake in Tibet. ▪️ At the pass of Shipki la it enters HP where it cuts through Zaskar and Himalayan ranges. ▪️ Below Bhakra Dam it enters in Punjab plains. ▪️ It meets Beas in the south-west corner of Kapurthala. ▪️ From Ferozepur to Fazilka it forms boundary between India and Pakistan. ▪️ During it onward journey, it receives collective d